# PEER EDUCATION FOR AIDS PREVENTION

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · 1991 · $188,446

## Abstract

DESCRIPTION:  (Adapted from the author's abstract.) In this two-stage
project, the investigators will test the effectiveness of a nurse-managed
peer education model for the prevention of the acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS) among Botswana women.  Heterosexual transmission is the
major route of the transmission of the AIDS in Botswana.  The greater
number of females than males among diagnosed AIDS cases shows the critical
importance of targeting women and young girls for safer sex promotion.  A
nurse-managed peer education model offers a number of advantages,
including:  a grass-roots approach that is compatible with the World Health
Organization (WHO) primary care model; linkage of health professionals and
community members to maximize the impact of health care; low cost; and the
absence of the need for high technology equipment and skills.  These
features make the peer education model especially promising for the
prevention of AIDS among women and other groups at risk in Botswana and in
other developing countries.  In Phase I the investigators will identify the
most important behaviors that contribute to AIDS transmission for women in
Botswana, the potential of existing community leaders and women's groups to
serve as peer group leaders, and changes in content and service delivery
mechanisms needed to adapt the peer education model to the culture, values,
and resources of Botswana.  Using the Phase I results, they will adapt the
specific content and delivery mechanism of a nurse-managed peer education
model to the culture-specific needs and resources of Botswana.  In Phase II
the investigators will implement a limited pilot study of this
culturally-sensitive model of peer education for AIDS prevention for women
in a single urban area, and will evaluate its effectiveness, cost, and
feasibility for more widespread implementation.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3122386
- **Project number:** 8R01AG010499-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
- **SAM.gov UEI:** W8XEAJDKMXH3
- **Principal Investigator:** KATHLEEN F NORR
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1991
- **Award amount:** $188,446
- **Award type:** 8
- **Project period:** 1990-09-30 → 1994-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3122386

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3122386, PEER EDUCATION FOR AIDS PREVENTION (8R01AG010499-02). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3122386. Licensed CC0.

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